Biperformance is looking to hire someone for firmware! Email hr@biperformance.ca

1h 15m 56s

]]>Dean Pick joins Chris to talk about founding 3 different companies working on automatic transmission motorcycles, shape memory alloy linear actuators and large scale installations of biomass power generation.Dean Pick joins Chris to talk about founding 3 different companies working on automatic transmission motorcycles, phase shift linear actuators and large scale installations of biomass power generation.The Amp Hour (Chris Gammell and David L Jones)1:15:145663#425 – An Interview with Chris Osterwoodhttps://theamphour.com/425-an-interview-with-chris-osterwood/
Mon, 14 Jan 2019 00:00:56 +0000https://theamphour.com/?p=5653https://theamphour.com/425-an-interview-with-chris-osterwood/#respondhttps://theamphour.com/425-an-interview-with-chris-osterwood/feed/0Chris Osterwood joins Chris to talk about the constraints of building ground robots, designing reliable machines and making components that robot companies can easily integrate into their next product.

]]>Chris Osterwood joins Chris to talk about the constraints of building ground robots, designing reliable machines and making components that robot companies can easily integrate into their next product.Chris Osterwood joins Chris to talk about the constraints of building ground robots, designing reliable machines and making components that robot companies can easily integrate into their next product.The Amp Hour (Chris Gammell and David L Jones)1:16:165653#424 – An Interview with Julia Truchsesshttps://theamphour.com/424-an-interview-with-julia-truchsess/
Mon, 07 Jan 2019 03:06:23 +0000https://theamphour.com/?p=5645https://theamphour.com/424-an-interview-with-julia-truchsess/#commentshttps://theamphour.com/424-an-interview-with-julia-truchsess/feed/3Julia Truchsess, founder of Pragmatic Designs, joins Chris to talk about consulting, the audio industry, toy production and creating products that end up in popular music and millions of households.

]]>Julia Truchsess, founder of Pragmatic Designs, joins Chris to talk about consulting, the audio industry, toy production and creating products that end up in popular music and millions of households.Julia Truchsess, founder of Pragmatic Designs, joins Chris to talk about consulting, the audio industry, toy production and creating products that end up in popular music and millions of households.The Amp Hour (Chris Gammell and David L Jones)1:30:075645#423 – Open FPGA Toolchains at 35c3https://theamphour.com/423-open-fpga-toolchains-at-35c3/
Wed, 02 Jan 2019 00:30:32 +0000https://theamphour.com/?p=5637https://theamphour.com/423-open-fpga-toolchains-at-35c3/#respondhttps://theamphour.com/423-open-fpga-toolchains-at-35c3/feed/0In this special episode recorded at Chaos Communication Congress (35c3), Piotr Esden-Tempski, Clifford Wolf and Dave Shah talk about the state of open FPGA toolchains and the recently announced nextpnr toolset.

]]>In this special episode recorded at Chaos Communication Congress (35c3), Piotr Esden-Tempski, Clifford Wolf and Dave Shah talk about the state of open FPGA toolchains and the recently announced nextpnr toolset.In this special episode recorded at Chaos Communication Congress (35c3), Piotr Esden-Tempski, Clifford Wolf and Dave Shah talk about the state of open FPGA toolchains and the recently announced nextpnr toolset.The Amp Hour (Chris Gammell and David L Jones)48:405637#422 – Stick ‘Em On Whaleshttps://theamphour.com/422-stick-em-on-whales/
Fri, 28 Dec 2018 00:01:55 +0000https://theamphour.com/?p=5631https://theamphour.com/422-stick-em-on-whales/#commentshttps://theamphour.com/422-stick-em-on-whales/feed/3This week Chris joins Elecia and Chris White of Embedded.fm to talk about the state of the electronics/embedded world and to recap favorite episodes of the year.

]]>This week Chris joins Elecia and Chris White of Embedded.fm to talk about the state of the electronics/embedded world and to recap favorite episodes of the year.This week Chris joins Elecia and Chris White of Embedded.fm to talk about the state of the electronics/embedded world and to recap favorite episodes of the year.The Amp Hour (Chris Gammell and David L Jones)1:27:595631#421 – The Legend of Kezyermashttps://theamphour.com/421-the-legend-of-kezyermas/
Sun, 23 Dec 2018 18:30:54 +0000https://theamphour.com/?p=5626https://theamphour.com/421-the-legend-of-kezyermas/#commentshttps://theamphour.com/421-the-legend-of-kezyermas/feed/1Jeff Keyzer (Mightyohm) joins Dave and Chris to celebrate the state of the electronics world and to chat about what's on the horizon.

Thanks to Mrs Mightyohm for the picture of Jeff and my sister’s instagram account for the picture of the elf on the shelf

]]>Jeff Keyzer (Mightyohm) joins Dave and Chris to celebrate the state of the electronics world and to chat about what's on the horizon.Jeff Keyzer (Mightyohm) joins Dave and Chris to celebrate the state of the electronics world and to chat about what's on the horizon.The Amp Hour (Chris Gammell and David L Jones)1:32:195626#420 – An Interview with Joe Longhttps://theamphour.com/420-an-interview-with-joe-long/
Mon, 17 Dec 2018 04:27:21 +0000https://theamphour.com/?p=5621https://theamphour.com/420-an-interview-with-joe-long/#commentshttps://theamphour.com/420-an-interview-with-joe-long/feed/4Joe Long joins Chris to talk about subscription boxes of electronics (Hackerboxes.com), learning through project based education and working as an IP attorney writing high tech utility patents (Long Tech Law).

]]>Joe Long joins Chris to talk about subscription boxes of electronics (Hackerboxes.com), learning through project based education and working as an IP attorney writing high tech utility patents (Long Tech Law).Joe Long joins Chris to talk about subscription boxes of electronics (Hackerboxes.com), learning through project based education and working as an IP attorney writing high tech utility patents (Long Tech Law).The Amp Hour (Chris Gammell and David L Jones)1:35:235621#419 – Feels over realshttps://theamphour.com/419-feels-over-reals/
Mon, 10 Dec 2018 04:10:18 +0000https://theamphour.com/?p=5616https://theamphour.com/419-feels-over-reals/#commentshttps://theamphour.com/419-feels-over-reals/feed/4This week Chris and Dave discuss letting magic smoke out of transformers, building with highly integrated SIPs, the ethics of scooters and how to craft a layout contest.

Chris has been recording from mHUB lately, which does not have great rooms.

]]>This week Chris and Dave discuss letting magic smoke out of transformers, building with highly integrated SIPs, the ethics of scooters and how to craft a layout contest.This week Chris and Dave discuss letting magic smoke out of transformers, building with highly integrated SIPs, the ethics of scooters and how to craft a layout contest.The Amp Hour (Chris Gammell and David L Jones)1:03:135616#418 – An Interview with Josh Datkohttps://theamphour.com/418-an-interview-with-josh-datko/
Mon, 03 Dec 2018 00:17:40 +0000https://theamphour.com/?p=5612https://theamphour.com/418-an-interview-with-josh-datko/#commentshttps://theamphour.com/418-an-interview-with-josh-datko/feed/1Josh Datko joined Chris to talk about embedded security, military contracting and to tell stories about his time on nuclear submarines and as a naval officer in the middle of Afghanistan.

]]>Josh Datko joined Chris to talk about embedded security, military contracting and to tell stories about his time on nuclear submarines and as a naval officer in the middle of Afghanistan.Josh Datko joined Chris to talk about embedded security, military contracting and to tell stories about his time on nuclear submarines and as a naval officer in the middle of Afghanistan.The Amp Hour (Chris Gammell and David L Jones)1:31:055612#417 – Cash Is Kinghttps://theamphour.com/417-cash-is-king/
Mon, 26 Nov 2018 15:53:59 +0000https://theamphour.com/?p=5606https://theamphour.com/417-cash-is-king/#commentshttps://theamphour.com/417-cash-is-king/feed/2Dave and Chris talk about the ins and outs of running product and consulting businesses and dealing with cashflow. Also Chris announces that KiCon 2019 will be taking place in April 2019 in Chicago IL

]]>Dave and Chris talk about the ins and outs of running product and consulting businesses and dealing with cashflow. Also Chris announces that KiCon 2019 will be taking place in April 2019 in Chicago ILDave and Chris talk about the ins and outs of running product and consulting businesses and dealing with cashflow. Also Chris announces that KiCon 2019 will be taking place in April 2019 in Chicago ILThe Amp Hour (Chris Gammell and David L Jones)1:04:015606#416 – An Interview with James Brutonhttps://theamphour.com/416-an-interview-with-james-bruton/
Mon, 19 Nov 2018 04:32:50 +0000https://theamphour.com/?p=5601https://theamphour.com/416-an-interview-with-james-bruton/#commentshttps://theamphour.com/416-an-interview-with-james-bruton/feed/2James Bruton, xrobot creator and YouTuber, joins Chris and Dave to talk about robots, video documentation and the challenges of carrying your 40 kg robotic dog up the stairs.

]]>Chris and Dave catch up about conference talks, designing PCBs into cases, thin PCB design and solar panels fading into the background.Chris and Dave catch up about conference talks, designing PCBs into cases, thin PCB design and solar panels fading into the background.The Amp Hour (Chris Gammell and David L Jones)1:11:415596#414 – An Interview with Scotty Allen (Strangeparts)https://theamphour.com/414-an-interview-with-scotty-allen-strangeparts/
Tue, 06 Nov 2018 04:18:43 +0000https://theamphour.com/?p=5590https://theamphour.com/414-an-interview-with-scotty-allen-strangeparts/#commentshttps://theamphour.com/414-an-interview-with-scotty-allen-strangeparts/feed/4Scotty Allen travels the world documenting technology stories while learning new skills. He sits down with Chris in LA to talk about building iPhones, living in Shenzhen and The Engineers Journey.

]]>Scotty Allen travels the world documenting technology stories while learning new skills. He sits down with Chris in LA to talk about building iPhones, living in Shenzhen and The Engineers Journey.Scotty Allen travels the world documenting technology stories while learning new skills. He sits down with Chris in LA to talk about building iPhones, living in Shenzhen and The Engineers Journey.The Amp Hour (Chris Gammell and David L Jones)1:55:125590#413 – A House of FR4https://theamphour.com/413-a-house-of-fr4/
Sun, 28 Oct 2018 23:43:09 +0000https://theamphour.com/?p=5586https://theamphour.com/413-a-house-of-fr4/#commentshttps://theamphour.com/413-a-house-of-fr4/feed/7This week Dave and Chris discuss micros going in and out of style, building electronics for philanthropy, bogus water harvesting techniques, spy chips and much more!

Dave is negotiating a new lease for a lab space. His lab will be combined with his office.

Dave also wants to build a mobile phone jammer for the lab, but the ACMA (FCC of Australia) might not like that…
CTIC

Chris started a forum for individuals who work as consultants (currently at about 50 people). Want to join? Fill out this form. An example topic was them talking about how to take vacation as a consultant, among much more technical topics.

]]>This week Chris and Dave discuss PCB layout best practices, how batteries are made, landing probes onto asteroids, joining the IEEE and much more!This week Chris and Dave discuss PCB layout best practices, how batteries are made, landing probes onto asteroids, joining the IEEE and much more!The Amp Hour (Chris Gammell and David L Jones)1:14:195571#409 – Electronics Consultant Impedance Matchinghttps://theamphour.com/409-electronics-consultant-impedance-matching/
Mon, 01 Oct 2018 04:16:35 +0000https://theamphour.com/?p=5566https://theamphour.com/409-electronics-consultant-impedance-matching/#commentshttps://theamphour.com/409-electronics-consultant-impedance-matching/feed/5Piotr Esden-Tempski, Eric Thompson and Dave Young join Chris to talk about working as electronics consultants and what to look out for when joining the world of consulting.

]]>Piotr Esden-Tempski, Eric Thompson and Dave Young join Chris to talk about working as electronics consultants and what to look out for when joining the world of consulting.Piotr Esden-Tempski, Eric Thompson and Dave Young join Chris to talk about working as electronics consultants and what to look out for when joining the world of consulting.The Amp Hour (Chris Gammell and David L Jones)1:24:215566#408 – Tronnort Software Rises Again!https://theamphour.com/408-tronnort-software-rises-again/
Mon, 24 Sep 2018 04:37:34 +0000https://theamphour.com/?p=5557https://theamphour.com/408-tronnort-software-rises-again/#commentshttps://theamphour.com/408-tronnort-software-rises-again/feed/3Dave and Chris discuss part libraries, hacker movies, buying from China, how to read measurements and much more!

]]>Dave and Chris discuss part libraries, hacker movies, buying from China, how to read measurements and much more!Dave and Chris discuss part libraries, hacker movies, buying from China, how to read measurements and much more!The Amp Hour (Chris Gammell and David L Jones)1:20:075557#407 – Gregory Charvat and Three New Companieshttps://theamphour.com/407-gregory-charvat-and-three-new-companies/
Mon, 17 Sep 2018 03:37:25 +0000https://theamphour.com/?p=5552https://theamphour.com/407-gregory-charvat-and-three-new-companies/#commentshttps://theamphour.com/407-gregory-charvat-and-three-new-companies/feed/1Dr Gregory Charvat returns to The Amp Hour for a fourth time to discuss the three startups he has been working on since his last appearance: an ultrasound company, a stealth mode startup and a company that just released a new cm accurate "indoor GPS" system for factory automation.

]]>Dr Gregory Charvat returns to The Amp Hour for a fourth time to discuss the three startups he has been working on since his last appearance: an ultrasound company, a stealth mode startup and a company that just released a new cm accurate "indoor GPS" s...Dr Gregory Charvat returns to The Amp Hour for a fourth time to discuss the three startups he has been working on since his last appearance: an ultrasound company, a stealth mode startup and a company that just released a new cm accurate "indoor GPS" system for factory automation.The Amp Hour (Chris Gammell and David L Jones)1:32:365552#406 – Nerds In A Cornerhttps://theamphour.com/406-nerds-in-a-corner/
Mon, 10 Sep 2018 04:38:02 +0000https://theamphour.com/?p=5544https://theamphour.com/406-nerds-in-a-corner/#commentshttps://theamphour.com/406-nerds-in-a-corner/feed/4Dave and Chris chat about meetups, new PCB creation methods, flying machines, power supplies and more!

]]>Dave and Chris chat about meetups, new PCB creation methods, flying machines, power supplies and more!Dave and Chris chat about meetups, new PCB creation methods, flying machines, power supplies and more!The Amp Hour (Chris Gammell and David L Jones)1:01:425544#405 – An Interview with Spencer Wrighthttps://theamphour.com/405-an-interview-with-spencer-wright/
Mon, 03 Sep 2018 17:16:26 +0000https://theamphour.com/?p=5538https://theamphour.com/405-an-interview-with-spencer-wright/#commentshttps://theamphour.com/405-an-interview-with-spencer-wright/feed/4Spencer Wright is the host of The Prepared podcast and runs the Prepared newsletter. He joins Chris to talk about the state of the manufacturing industry, 3D printing, sourcing parts and trends driving manufacturing in the future.

]]>Spencer Wright is the host of The Prepared podcast and runs the Prepared newsletter. He joins Chris to talk about the state of the manufacturing industry, 3D printing, sourcing parts and trends driving manufacturing in the future.Spencer Wright is the host of The Prepared podcast and runs the Prepared newsletter. He joins Chris to talk about the state of the manufacturing industry, 3D printing, sourcing parts and trends driving manufacturing in the future.The Amp Hour (Chris Gammell and David L Jones)1:07:515538#404 – Proof Of Blinkhttps://theamphour.com/404-proof-of-blink/
Mon, 27 Aug 2018 04:15:18 +0000https://theamphour.com/?p=5531https://theamphour.com/404-proof-of-blink/#commentshttps://theamphour.com/404-proof-of-blink/feed/6Dave and Chris discuss moving into the consulting world, high end scopes, low cost CAD and why your next LED project probably won't involve blockchain.

Chris has decided to once again hang his shingle and do design consulting via his company, Analog Life, LLC

]]>Mike Szczys ("stish") joins Chris to talk about DEF CON 26, building electronics badges for fun, other low level embedded projects and utilizing pick and place machines.Mike Szczys ("stish") joins Chris to talk about DEF CON 26, building electronics badges for fun, other low level embedded projects and utilizing pick and place machines.The Amp Hour (Chris Gammell and David L Jones)1:18:225525#402 – An Interview with Ben Einsteinhttps://theamphour.com/402-an-interview-with-ben-einstein/
Mon, 06 Aug 2018 07:47:00 +0000https://theamphour.com/?p=5521https://theamphour.com/402-an-interview-with-ben-einstein/#commentshttps://theamphour.com/402-an-interview-with-ben-einstein/feed/1Ben Einstein, founder of Bolt, talks to Chris about how hardware startups can get off the ground and how Bolt helps guide them with advice, design resources, and prototyping facilities.This week’s show was sponsored by Arrow.com, who want to hear from engineers like you. They’re offering 30% off a first order for new customers and free overnight shipping for everyone. Check out their online selection for your next project!

]]>Ben Einstein, founder of Bolt, talks to Chris about how hardware startups can get off the ground and how Bolt helps guide them with advice, design resources, and prototyping facilities.Ben Einstein, founder of Bolt, talks to Chris about how hardware startups can get off the ground and how Bolt helps guide them with advice, design resources, and prototyping facilities.The Amp Hour (Chris Gammell and David L Jones)yes1:36:485521#401 – An Interview with Brent and Bryce Salmihttps://theamphour.com/401-an-interview-with-brent-and-bryce-salmi/
Mon, 30 Jul 2018 13:46:51 +0000https://theamphour.com/?p=5511https://theamphour.com/401-an-interview-with-brent-and-bryce-salmi/#commentshttps://theamphour.com/401-an-interview-with-brent-and-bryce-salmi/feed/5Brent and Bryce Salmi are avionic electronics engineers who recently completed a 5 year tenure at SpaceX. They talk to Chris about designing for extreme reliability and creating open source digital radios.

]]>Brent and Bryce Salmi are avionic electronics engineers who recently completed a 5 year tenure at SpaceX. They talk to Chris about designing for extreme reliability and creating open source digital radios.Brent and Bryce Salmi are avionic electronics engineers who recently completed a 5 year tenure at SpaceX. They talk to Chris about designing for extreme reliability and creating open source digital radios.The Amp Hour (Chris Gammell and David L Jones)2:04:535511#400 – Once Every Couple Monthshttps://theamphour.com/400-once-every-couple-months/
Mon, 23 Jul 2018 03:45:49 +0000https://theamphour.com/?p=5507https://theamphour.com/400-once-every-couple-months/#commentshttps://theamphour.com/400-once-every-couple-months/feed/10Dave and Chris chat again for episode 400 after a couple of weeks and many shows apart! They discuss video games, CAD tools, tariffs, LCDs and PCBs!

]]>Dave and Chris chat again for episode 400 after a couple of weeks and many shows apart! They discuss video games, CAD tools, tariffs, LCDs and PCBs!Dave and Chris chat again for episode 400 after a couple of weeks and many shows apart! They discuss video games, CAD tools, tariffs, LCDs and PCBs!The Amp Hour (Chris Gammell and David L Jones)1:03:255507#399 – An Interview with Steve Kreuzerhttps://theamphour.com/399-an-interview-with-steve-kreuzer/
Mon, 16 Jul 2018 02:37:36 +0000https://theamphour.com/?p=5500https://theamphour.com/399-an-interview-with-steve-kreuzer/#commentshttps://theamphour.com/399-an-interview-with-steve-kreuzer/feed/4Steve Kreuzer is a mechanical engineer who consults on projects involving everything from Lithium Ion batteries to BGAs to human heart cells. He talks to Chris about their shared past and how he does consulting for Exponent.

]]>Steve Kreuzer is a mechanical engineer who consults on projects involving everything from Lithium Ion batteries to BGAs to human heart cells. He talks to Chris about their shared past and how he does consulting for Exponent.Steve Kreuzer is a mechanical engineer who consults on projects involving everything from Lithium Ion batteries to BGAs to human heart cells. He talks to Chris about their shared past and how he does consulting for Exponent.The Amp Hour (Chris Gammell and David L Jones)1:18:555500#398 – An Interview with Felix Rusuhttps://theamphour.com/398-an-interview-with-felix-rusu/
Mon, 09 Jul 2018 13:44:07 +0000https://theamphour.com/?p=5496https://theamphour.com/398-an-interview-with-felix-rusu/#commentshttps://theamphour.com/398-an-interview-with-felix-rusu/feed/4Felix Rusu of Low Power Lab joins Chris to talk about home automation projects built using subgigahertz radios and small batteries. Learn about how to build your own battery powered home projects!

Felix has been running LowPowerLab since 2011 after a career in software engineering and attending school at ASU.

]]>Felix Rusu of Low Power Lab joins Chris to talk about home automation projects built using subgigahertz radios and small batteries. Learn about how to build your own battery powered home projects!Felix Rusu of Low Power Lab joins Chris to talk about home automation projects built using subgigahertz radios and small batteries. Learn about how to build your own battery powered home projects!The Amp Hour (Chris Gammell and David L Jones)1:24:005496#397.10 – An Interview with Jeremy Honghttps://theamphour.com/397-10-an-interview-with-jeremy-hong/
Tue, 26 Jun 2018 06:03:41 +0000https://theamphour.com/?p=5490https://theamphour.com/397-10-an-interview-with-jeremy-hong/#commentshttps://theamphour.com/397-10-an-interview-with-jeremy-hong/feed/1Jeremy Hong does reverse engineering during the day and has an RF addiction all the time. He sits down with Chris for a final interview from ToorCamp.

Jeremy Hong does reverse engineering during the day and has an RF addiction all the time.

]]>Jeremy Hong does reverse engineering during the day and has an RF addiction all the time. He sits down with Chris for a final interview from ToorCamp.Jeremy Hong does reverse engineering during the day and has an RF addiction all the time. He sits down with Chris for a final interview from ToorCamp.The Amp Hour (Chris Gammell and David L Jones)31:295490#397.9 – An Interview with Dominic Spillhttps://theamphour.com/397-9-an-interview-with-dominic-spill/
Mon, 25 Jun 2018 21:33:17 +0000https://theamphour.com/?p=5486https://theamphour.com/397-9-an-interview-with-dominic-spill/#commentshttps://theamphour.com/397-9-an-interview-with-dominic-spill/feed/1Dominic Spill is a software engineer at Great Scott Gadgets who helped architect the Ubertooth One, The Yardstick One and the HackRF One. He talks about the full software stack with Chris at ToorCamp.

]]>Dominic Spill is a software engineer at Great Scott Gadgets who helped architect the Ubertooth One, The Yardstick One and the HackRF One. He talks about the full software stack with Chris at ToorCamp.Dominic Spill is a software engineer at Great Scott Gadgets who helped architect the Ubertooth One, The Yardstick One and the HackRF One. He talks about the full software stack with Chris at ToorCamp.The Amp Hour (Chris Gammell and David L Jones)33:165486#397.8 – An Interview with Chris Gerlinskyhttps://theamphour.com/397-8-an-interview-with-chris-gerlinsky/
Mon, 25 Jun 2018 05:12:37 +0000https://theamphour.com/?p=5483https://theamphour.com/397-8-an-interview-with-chris-gerlinsky/#respondhttps://theamphour.com/397-8-an-interview-with-chris-gerlinsky/feed/0Chris Gerlinsky is an embedded engineer and hacker who reverse engineers protocols for the automotive sector. He sits down with Chris (Gammell) at ToorCamp to talk through decapping chips to extract information.

Chris works in his garage on automotive equipment reverse engineering the protocols. He often decaps and inspects chips in order to extract encryption keys.

]]>Chris Gerlinsky is an embedded engineer and hacker who reverse engineers protocols for the automotive sector. He sits down with Chris (Gammell) at ToorCamp to talk through decapping chips to extract information.Chris Gerlinsky is an embedded engineer and hacker who reverse engineers protocols for the automotive sector. He sits down with Chris (Gammell) at ToorCamp to talk through decapping chips to extract information.The Amp Hour (Chris Gammell and David L Jones)21:535483#397.7 – Impedance Matching with Jeff Keyzer and Michael Ossmannhttps://theamphour.com/397-7-impedance-matching-with-jeff-keyzer-and-michael-ossmann/
Mon, 25 Jun 2018 04:31:21 +0000https://theamphour.com/?p=5479https://theamphour.com/397-7-impedance-matching-with-jeff-keyzer-and-michael-ossmann/#commentshttps://theamphour.com/397-7-impedance-matching-with-jeff-keyzer-and-michael-ossmann/feed/1Jeff and Mike sit down with Chris on a beach at ToorCamp to talk about learning electronics, feeding dessert to an entire camp and hobbies outside of electronics.

]]>Jeff and Mike sit down with Chris on a beach at ToorCamp to talk about learning electronics, feeding dessert to an entire camp and hobbies outside of electronics.Jeff and Mike sit down with Chris on a beach at ToorCamp to talk about learning electronics, feeding dessert to an entire camp and hobbies outside of electronics.The Amp Hour (Chris Gammell and David L Jones)31:395479#397.6 – An Interview with Matt Knighthttps://theamphour.com/397-6-an-interview-with-matt-knight/
Sun, 24 Jun 2018 07:48:25 +0000https://theamphour.com/?p=5474https://theamphour.com/397-6-an-interview-with-matt-knight/#respondhttps://theamphour.com/397-6-an-interview-with-matt-knight/feed/0Matt Knight talks to Chris while at ToorCamp about using SDRs to research RF protocols and creating new tools to test security.

]]>Matt Knight talks to Chris while at ToorCamp about using SDRs to research RF protocols and creating new tools to test security.Matt Knight talks to Chris while at ToorCamp about using SDRs to research RF protocols and creating new tools to test security.The Amp Hour (Chris Gammell and David L Jones)28:025474#397.5 – An Interview with Loial from Krontechhttps://theamphour.com/397-5-an-interview-with-loial-from-krontech/
Sat, 23 Jun 2018 08:17:47 +0000https://theamphour.com/?p=5470https://theamphour.com/397-5-an-interview-with-loial-from-krontech/#respondhttps://theamphour.com/397-5-an-interview-with-loial-from-krontech/feed/0Loial Otter from Krontech talks with Chris around the challenges of signal processing inside high speed cameras and making VFD based watches.

]]>Loial Otter from Krontech talks with Chris around the challenges of signal processing inside high speed cameras and making VFD based watches.Loial Otter from Krontech talks with Chris around the challenges of signal processing inside high speed cameras and making VFD based watches.The Amp Hour (Chris Gammell and David L Jones)39:295470#397.4 – An Interview with ShadyTelhttps://theamphour.com/397-4-an-interview-with-shadytel/
Sat, 23 Jun 2018 07:44:16 +0000https://theamphour.com/?p=5465https://theamphour.com/397-4-an-interview-with-shadytel/#commentshttps://theamphour.com/397-4-an-interview-with-shadytel/feed/1Chris chats with 4 members of Shadytel about running phone lines all over a campsite to tents and boats and also the plans for a new modular system for future Shadytel installations.

]]>Chris chats with 4 members of Shadytel about running phone lines all over a campsite to tents and boats and also the plans for a new modular system for future Shadytel installations.Chris chats with 4 members of Shadytel about running phone lines all over a campsite to tents and boats and also the plans for a new modular system for future Shadytel installations.The Amp Hour (Chris Gammell and David L Jones)37:055465#397.3 – An Interview with Jared Boone of Sharebrainedhttps://theamphour.com/397-3-an-interview-with-jared-boone-of-sharebrained/
Fri, 22 Jun 2018 08:15:28 +0000https://theamphour.com/?p=5462https://theamphour.com/397-3-an-interview-with-jared-boone-of-sharebrained/#commentshttps://theamphour.com/397-3-an-interview-with-jared-boone-of-sharebrained/feed/2Jared Boone of Sharebrained Technologies talks to Chris at ToorCamp, along with past guest Piotr Esden Tempski. They discuss the PortaPack and the various modes that are possible.

]]>Jared Boone of Sharebrained Technologies talks to Chris at ToorCamp, along with past guest Piotr Esden Tempski. They discuss the PortaPack and the various modes that are possible.Jared Boone of Sharebrained Technologies talks to Chris at ToorCamp, along with past guest Piotr Esden Tempski. They discuss the PortaPack and the various modes that are possible.The Amp Hour (Chris Gammell and David L Jones)33:125462#397.2 – An Interview with Gareth from Greenpeacehttps://theamphour.com/397-2-an-interview-with-gareth-from-greenpeace/
Fri, 22 Jun 2018 07:31:51 +0000https://theamphour.com/?p=5459https://theamphour.com/397-2-an-interview-with-gareth-from-greenpeace/#commentshttps://theamphour.com/397-2-an-interview-with-gareth-from-greenpeace/feed/2Gareth from Greenpeace joins Chris at ToorCamp to talk about tracking illegal fishing and dealing with high volume spammers.

Chris mentioned the book about launching the constellation called Eccentric Orbits.

]]>Gareth from Greenpeace joins Chris at ToorCamp to talk about tracking illegal fishing and dealing with high volume spammers.Gareth from Greenpeace joins Chris at ToorCamp to talk about tracking illegal fishing and dealing with high volume spammers.The Amp Hour (Chris Gammell and David L Jones)18:295459#397.1 – An Interview with Monica Houston and Alessandra Nöltinghttps://theamphour.com/397-1-an-interview-with-monica-houston-and-alessandra-nolting/
Thu, 21 Jun 2018 06:02:42 +0000https://theamphour.com/?p=5456https://theamphour.com/397-1-an-interview-with-monica-houston-and-alessandra-nolting/#commentshttps://theamphour.com/397-1-an-interview-with-monica-houston-and-alessandra-nolting/feed/2Monica and Alessandra talk with Chris while aboard the Infinite Sloop, a sailboat on its way towards ToorCamp. This is the first of a series of mini episodes recorded from camp.

]]>Monica and Alessandra talk with Chris while aboard the Infinite Sloop, a sailboat on its way towards ToorCamp. This is the first of a series of mini episodes recorded from camp.Monica and Alessandra talk with Chris while aboard the Infinite Sloop, a sailboat on its way towards ToorCamp. This is the first of a series of mini episodes recorded from camp.The Amp Hour (Chris Gammell and David L Jones)31:505456#396 – The Synergy Bushttps://theamphour.com/396-the-synergy-bus/
Mon, 11 Jun 2018 05:15:14 +0000https://theamphour.com/?p=5452https://theamphour.com/396-the-synergy-bus/#commentshttps://theamphour.com/396-the-synergy-bus/feed/3Chris and Dave discuss i2c troubleshooting, assistive technology, coding guidelines, and putting the application specificity into "ASIC"

]]>Luke Valenty of TinyFPGA.com joins Chris to talk about creating FPGA devices and using open source toolchains to control them.Luke Valenty of TinyFPGA.com joins Chris to talk about creating FPGA devices and using open source toolchains to control them.The Amp Hour (Chris Gammell and David L Jones)1:36:365447#394 – Jeri Ellsworth and the demise of CastARhttps://theamphour.com/394-jeri-ellsworth-and-the-demise-of-castar/
Tue, 29 May 2018 05:54:54 +0000https://theamphour.com/?p=5439https://theamphour.com/394-jeri-ellsworth-and-the-demise-of-castar/#commentshttps://theamphour.com/394-jeri-ellsworth-and-the-demise-of-castar/feed/21Jeri Ellsworth returns after a 4+ year hiatus on The Amp Hour to talk about the rise and fall of CastAR and how the company's assets are fueling Jeri's next enterprise.TL;DR: Jeri Ellsworth is a hardware entrepreneur who has created homemade semiconductors on YouTube, is a self taught electronics guru and created AR technology at Valve. That technology was later spun out as CastAR, which shut down last year. In this episode (her 5th appearance on The Amp Hour), Jeri talks candidly about the experience.

]]>Jeri Ellsworth returns after a 4+ year hiatus on The Amp Hour to talk about the rise and fall of CastAR and how the company's assets are fueling Jeri's next enterprise.Jeri Ellsworth returns after a 4+ year hiatus on The Amp Hour to talk about the rise and fall of CastAR and how the company's assets are fueling Jeri's next enterprise.The Amp Hour (Chris Gammell and David L Jones)yes1:59:395439#393 – I’ve bitten myselfhttps://theamphour.com/393-ive-bitten-myself/
Mon, 21 May 2018 04:25:28 +0000https://theamphour.com/?p=5431https://theamphour.com/393-ive-bitten-myself/#commentshttps://theamphour.com/393-ive-bitten-myself/feed/6This week Dave and Chris dive into PCB layout and how to spec soldermask relief. Also the scourge of footprints, driving LCD panels, fanning out BGAs and much more!

]]>This week Dave and Chris dive into PCB layout and how to spec soldermask relief. Also the scourge of footprints, driving LCD panels, fanning out BGAs and much more!This week Dave and Chris dive into PCB layout and how to spec soldermask relief. Also the scourge of footprints, driving LCD panels, fanning out BGAs and much more!The Amp Hour (Chris Gammell and David L Jones)1:12:065431#392 – An Interview with Matt Duffhttps://theamphour.com/392-an-interview-with-matt-duff/
Mon, 14 May 2018 03:15:14 +0000https://theamphour.com/?p=5427https://theamphour.com/392-an-interview-with-matt-duff/#commentshttps://theamphour.com/392-an-interview-with-matt-duff/feed/3Matt Duff of Analog Device joins Chris to talk about analog design, explaining amplifiers via YouTube and creating webtools so that engineers can design filters (mostly) without human interaction.

]]>Matt Duff of Analog Device joins Chris to talk about analog design, explaining amplifiers via YouTube and creating webtools so that engineers can design filters (mostly) without human interaction.Matt Duff of Analog Device joins Chris to talk about analog design, explaining amplifiers via YouTube and creating webtools so that engineers can design filters (mostly) without human interaction.The Amp Hour (Chris Gammell and David L Jones)1:10:075427#391 – Only A Transmitterhttps://theamphour.com/391-only-a-transmitter/
Mon, 07 May 2018 03:21:14 +0000https://theamphour.com/?p=5421https://theamphour.com/391-only-a-transmitter/#commentshttps://theamphour.com/391-only-a-transmitter/feed/4This week Chris and Dave discussed using out of spec software defined radios, how to lower the cost on production devices, the rising cost of prototyping and the threat of money laundering.

]]>This week Chris and Dave discussed using out of spec software defined radios, how to lower the cost on production devices, the rising cost of prototyping and the threat of money laundering.This week Chris and Dave discussed using out of spec software defined radios, how to lower the cost on production devices, the rising cost of prototyping and the threat of money laundering.The Amp Hour (Chris Gammell and David L Jones)1:05:575421#390 – An Interview with Sam Zeloofhttps://theamphour.com/390-an-interview-with-sam-zeloof/
Mon, 30 Apr 2018 05:04:26 +0000https://theamphour.com/?p=5415https://theamphour.com/390-an-interview-with-sam-zeloof/#commentshttps://theamphour.com/390-an-interview-with-sam-zeloof/feed/6Sam Zeloof is making chips in his garage for fun with a homespun semiconductor fab. He tells Chris about what inspired him to learn and build and how the process works

]]>Sam Zeloof is making chips in his garage for fun with a homespun semiconductor fab. He tells Chris about what inspired him to learn and build and how the process worksSam Zeloof is making chips in his garage for fun with a homespun semiconductor fab. He tells Chris about what inspired him to learn and build and how the process worksThe Amp Hour (Chris Gammell and David L Jones)1:36:575415#389 – Sipping Coulombshttps://theamphour.com/389-sipping-coulombs/
Mon, 23 Apr 2018 04:15:56 +0000https://theamphour.com/?p=5407https://theamphour.com/389-sipping-coulombs/#commentshttps://theamphour.com/389-sipping-coulombs/feed/7Dave and Chris discuss debunking theories, designing low power systems and creating art for conferences.

]]>Earl Sharpe and Collin Kidder of Macchina join Chris to talk about automotive electronics, car hacking, how an ECU works and why you might want to consider tinkering under the hood of your car.Earl Sharpe and Collin Kidder of Macchina join Chris to talk about automotive electronics, car hacking, how an ECU works and why you might want to consider tinkering under the hood of your car.The Amp Hour (Chris Gammell and David L Jones)1:21:245402#387 – Microficheryhttps://theamphour.com/387-microfichery/
Mon, 09 Apr 2018 05:26:55 +0000https://theamphour.com/?p=5394https://theamphour.com/387-microfichery/#commentshttps://theamphour.com/387-microfichery/feed/6This week on the show Chris and Dave discuss self driving cars, finding the right LED, finding projects in the lab and saving silicon valley history.

]]>This week on the show Chris and Dave discuss self driving cars, finding the right LED, finding projects in the lab and saving silicon valley history.This week on the show Chris and Dave discuss self driving cars, finding the right LED, finding projects in the lab and saving silicon valley history.The Amp Hour (Chris Gammell and David L Jones)1:01:385394#386 – An Interview with Andrew Sowahttps://theamphour.com/386-an-interview-with-andrew-sowa/
Mon, 02 Apr 2018 04:40:51 +0000https://theamphour.com/?p=5389https://theamphour.com/386-an-interview-with-andrew-sowa/#commentshttps://theamphour.com/386-an-interview-with-andrew-sowa/feed/5Andrew Sowa talks with Chris about how to create art in PCBs, LED lighting, upcoming conferences and much more!

]]>Andrew Sowa talks with Chris about how to create art in PCBs, LED lighting, upcoming conferences and much more!Andrew Sowa talks with Chris about how to create art in PCBs, LED lighting, upcoming conferences and much more!The Amp Hour (Chris Gammell and David L Jones)1:01:045389